Used to — From Mississippi to the World
Grammar: Past Simple
Free ESL grammar exercise on used to themed around from mississippi to the world. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 2 (elementary) ESL grammar exercise on culture, practising past simple. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
"We were so poor," Oprah Winfrey once said, "that I didn't have toys. I used to play with the animals on the farm." Her family didn't use to have a television. But Oprah used to read every book she could find.
Grammar: Past Simple
- used to — positive
- She used to read every day. — a repeated past habit that stopped.
- used to — negative
- They didn't use to have a TV. — something that was NOT true in the past.
Sample items
- She ______ live in rural Mississippi when she was young.
- Oprah's family ______ have a lot of money.
- ______ you use to read a lot as a child?
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